Importance of Sensation and Perception Chapter Exam

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Because he was color-blind, Kendall had to learn to read a stoplight from top to bottom instead of looking for a red or green light.

After-image and color blindness are both examples that provide evidence for the opponent process theory.

Question 1717.Which structure of the eye grows and shrinks to make sure the right amount of light gets in?

Optic Nerve

Pupil

Cornea

Iris

Question 1818.In which order does light enter the eye?

Cornea, pupil and then the lens.

Pupil, cornea and then the iris.

Iris, cornea and then the pupil.

Cornea, lens and then the pupil.

Question 1919.What is true about rods and cones?

Cones are located more at the edge of the retina while rods are in the interior.

Cones process black and white whereas rods process colors.

Rods can process image details while cones cannot.

Both rods and cones are located in the retina.

Question 2020.Which function of somatosensation involves knowing where your limbs are in the world around you?

Temperature

Tactile Touch

Pain

Proprioception

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Question 2121.Which function of somatosensation is being investigated as a possible sixth sense?

Tactile touch

Pain

Temperature

None of these.

Question 2222.You order the entrée 'umami chicken' at a restaurant. Therefore, the taste sensation you are expecting is _____.

sour

salty

savory

spicy

Question 2323.The human nose can differentiate among approximately _____.

100,000 odors, which is fewer than other mammals

100,000 odors, which is more than other mammals

1,000 odors, which is fewer than other mammals

10,000 odors, which is fewer than other mammals

Question 2424.

Lauren has lived near the airport for over three years. She used to be bothered by the sound of the airplanes landing and taking off, but now she does not even notice the noise.

Lauren is experiencing

absolute threshold.

Weber's Law.

subliminal advertising.

sensory adaptation.

Question 2525.Weber's Law states that the just noticeable difference of a stimulus is

inversely proportional to its original intensity

inversely proportional to its original intensity with sound perception

not proportional to its original intensity

directly proportional to its original intensity

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Question 2626.Most babies don't develop 20/20 vision until _____.

two years old

6 months old

one year old

18 months old

three years old

Question 2727.Infants recognize their mothers most directly through _____.

hearing and smell

smell and taste

taste and touch

sight and touch

hearing and touch

Question 2828.How is a conversation that at 60 decibels different from an 80 decibel vacuum cleaner?

The vacuum cleaner is 100 times louder than the conversation.

The vacuum cleaner is 20 times louder than the conversation.

The vacuum cleaner is 10 times louder than the conversation.

The vacuum cleaner is 1,000 times louder than the conversation.

Question 2929.Short sound waves are characterized by _____.

a low frequency and a low pitch

being louder than long sound waves

being too high to hear

a high frequency and a high pitch

Question 3030.How can the retina be best described?

It is the outermost part of our eyeball.

It is a layer of tissue that lines the inner part of the eye.

It is the black part at the center of your eye.

It is a small opening that leads to the lens.

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